ND Houndsmen Highlight Evolving Hunting Niche
January 17, 2022

Submitted photo
Cody Hilliard, President of the North Dakota Houndsmen Association, pauses for a photo with his Walker Coonhound, Missy (L) and Patterdale Terrier, Crockett, after a successful raccoon hunt.
The traditional image of a hunting dog on the prairies of the upper Midwest may suggest the statuesque shorthair holding point over a covey of grouse, or the staunch vigilance of a chocolate lab watching the skies from the cover of a duck blind. A growing number of hunters, however, are taking to the field after furbearers and more dangerous big game, such as mountain lions, on the heels of the...
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